21-A M.R.S. § 338
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21-A §338. Write-in candidates
Official statutory text
A person whose name will not appear on the printed primary ballot because that person did not file a petition and consent under sections 335 and 336 , but who fulfills the other qualifications under section 334 , may be nominated at the primary election as a write-in candidate in accordance with section 723, subsection 1 . [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §44 (COR).]
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